Principal Security Assurance Manager

Microsoft • ,

1d • $165,600 - $331,200

About The Position

The Microsoft Windows Security team protects Windows devices by driving platform-level security, risk reduction, and resilient-by-design engineering across the Windows ecosystem. The Principal Security Assurance Manager leads end-to-end security assurance, including security compliance, risk assessment, and support for vulnerability research and security tooling across Windows. The role operates across platform security architecture, threat intelligence, vulnerability discovery, and execution, with broad influence across Windows engineering and internal and external security assurance and research partners.

The role partners with engineering and product teams to translate security requirements into actionable product requirements and controls, and evolves a scalable, risk-based assurance process for Windows teams. It leads cross-team security initiatives and deep security engagements, aligning priorities, deliverables, and milestones so security is embedded throughout the product lifecycle. The manager builds partnerships, influences without authority, navigates ambiguity, and delivers high-impact work from problem definition through implementation while tracking outcomes and improving processes.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field and 6+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 8+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of people management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 6+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
• Experience driving security initiatives across groups.
• 10+ years of experience creating clarity, energy, and cohesion across a team.
• Ability to influence.
• Demonstrated experience in security research, especially vulnerability discovery.
• Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure security requirements are met at scale, using automation and scalable solutions.
• Translate security requirements into actionable product requirements and security controls.
• Execute and evolve the security assurance process for Windows teams, supporting a scalable, risk-based approach, shared responsibility, consistent security review coverage, and compliance.
• Lead cross-team security initiatives and coordination focused on deep security engagements, scalable security enforcement, scenario ownership, and integrated scanning solutions.
• Collaborate across teams to align priorities, deliverables, and milestones and embed security throughout the product lifecycle.
• Build partnerships across security engineering and partner teams to align on priorities, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Navigate ambiguity and create clarity across the broader organization.
• Deliver end-to-end execution on high-impact security efforts, from problem definition through implementation.
• Track measurable outcomes and continuously improve processes.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available at the linked Microsoft careers page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal